Trade Marks and Passing Off
Lifestyle Equities CV (known as Beverly Hills Polo Club) & Anor. v Royal County of Berkshire Polo Club Limited [2023] EWHC 2923 (Ch); [2023] EWHC 1893 (Ch)/[2023] ETMR 37; [2022] FSR 22
Lifestyle Equities v Amazon [2022] FSR 20; [2022] EWCA Civ 634; on appeal from [2021] EWHC 721 (Ch); [2021] ETMR 27; decision of Supreme Court awaited.
Lifestyle Equities v Hornby Street (MCR) Ltd [2022] Bus LR 619, on appeal from [2020] EWHC 3320 (IPEC)
Lifestyle Equities CV v The Copyrights Group Ltd [2021] EWHC 1980 (Ch); [2021] F.S.R. 32
Lifestyle Equities v Santa Monica Polo Club/Lifestyle Equities v Ahmed [2021] FSR 31, on appeal from [2020] ETMR 33; decision of Supreme Court awaited
Lifestyle Equities CV v Sportsdirect.com Retail Ltd & Ors [2018] ETMR 25 [2016] EWHC 2092 (Ch); [2017] F.S.R. 12 and [2017] EWHC 154 (Ch)
Lidl Logistics Ltd v Lidl Stiftung and Co KG [2023] EWHC 2760 (Ch)
Iconix Luxembourg Holdings Sarl v Dream Pairs Europe Inc [2023] EWHC 706 (Ch)
Cormeton Fire Protection Ltd v Pyrocel Ltd (formerly Cormeton Electronics Ltd) Intellectual Property Enterprise Court [2021] EWHC 2384 (IPEC); [2021] EWHC 11 (IPEC)
Huber Holding AG v Solomon and Silver Ltd
Pliteq v Ikoustic [2021] ETMR 8
Turbo-K v Turbo-k International Ltd [2020] ETMR 57
Groupo Textil Brownie v EUIPO [2020] ETMR 25
Horsham Nutraceuticals v Manna Pro Products [2019] EWHC 1935 (Ch)
KBF v Gladiator Nutrition [2019] ETMR 11
National Guild of Removers and Storers v Bee Moved [2018] EWCA Civ 1302 on appeal from [2016] EWHC 3192 (IPEC)
Birlea v Platinum [2018] EWHC 26 (IPEC)
Coreix v Coretx [2017] EWHC 1695 (IPEC)
Yoshida Metal Industry v OHIM – Appeal to the CJEU (Luxembourg)
The National Guild of Removers and Storers Ltd v. Statham (t/a Marubbis Removals & Storage) [2014] EWHC 3572 (IPEC)
The National Guild of Removers and Storers Ltd v Milner (t/a Intransit Removals and Storage) & Ors [2014] EWHC 670 (IPEC), [2014] F.S.R. 38
Data Marketing & Secretarial Ltd & Anor v S & S Enterprises Ltd [2014] EWHC 1499 (IPEC), [2014] E.C.C. 22, [2015] F.S.R. 1
Shorinji Kempo Unity v British Shorinji Kempo Federation [2014] EWHC 285 (Ch)
Redwood Tree Services Limited v Aspey [2011] EWPCC 14
King Power Investments Limited v London Film Finance Limited [2010
Patents
Claydon Yield-O-Meter Ltd v Mzuri Ltd Intellectual Property Enterprise Court [2021] EWHC 1322 (IPEC)
Curt G Joa v Fameccanica Data SpA [2018] EWCA Civ 1786 on appeal from [2017 EWHC 1251 (IPEC)
Abbott & Anor v Design & Display Ltd [2016] EWCA Civ 95; [2014] EWHC 2924 (IPEC) and [2014] EWHC 3234 (IPEC)
Caterpillar Inc v Joseph Vogele
Collingwood Lighting v Aurora Lighting [2014] EWHC 228 (Pat
Vision Critical v Future Route
Three-D-Signs Limited v Infield 3D Advertising Limited
TIP v Motorola [2010] – Assisting as a junior counsel for the Defendants in this patent dispute concerning mobile phone GPRS data. Settled on the eve of trial.
Nichia Corporation v Seoul Semiconductor Limited [2008
LB Europe v Smurfit [2007] EWCA Civ 933
Designs
Leighton Vans v Harris [2022] EWHC 2386 (Ch)
Fairfax & Favor v House of Bruar [2022] ECDR 12
Bei Yu Industrial Co v Nuby (UK) LLP [2022] EWHC 652 (IPEC)
Raft Ltd v. Freestyle of Newhaven Ltd & Ors. [2016] EHC 1711 (IPEC)
Alfrank Designs v Harveys and anor [2015] EWHC 1372 (IPEC)
Utopia Tableware Ltd v BBP Marketing Ltd – [2013] EWPCC 15 followed by a further hearing in respect of various false statements [2013] EWPCC 28, and trial [2013] EWHC 3483 (IPEC), [2014] E.C.C. 34; related contempt proceedings in Solicitor General v Dodd [2014] F.S.R. 27
UWUG Ltd v Ball (t/a Red) [2013] EWPCC 35
Muck Truck UK Ltd v Helps (t/a Helps Muck Truck Sales) [2013] EWHC 74 (Ch) –
Copyright/Media/Entertainment
Shazam Productions v Only Fools the Dining Experience [2022] FSR 25
Lennox Estates Ltd v S&W Ventures Ltd [2021] EWHC 3323 (IPEC)
Davies v Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club [2019] EWHC 1252 (Ch)
ATB Sales Ltd v Rich Energy Ltd [2019] EWHC 1207 (IPEC)
Thelma Madine and Anor. v. Leanne Phillips and Anor.
Hipperholme v Lightcliffe Day Nurseries Ltd
Afsana Lachaux v Bruno Lachaux & Anor.
Phonographic Performance Limited v Miller
Personal Management Solutions Ltd v Gee 7 Group Ltd [2015] EWHC 3859 (Ch)
Phonographic Performance Ltd v Fletcher [2015] EWHC 2562 (Ch); [2015] L.L.R. 806; Phonographic Performance Ltd v John [2015] EWHC 3394 (Ch)
Atelier Eighty Two Ltd v Kilnworx Climbing Centre CIC [2015] EWHC 2291 (IPEC)
Akhtar v Bhopal Productions (UK) Ltd [2015] EWHC 154 (IPEC); [2015] F.S.R. 30
Seven Arts Entertainment Ltd v Content Media Corp Plc [2013] EWHC 588 (Ch)
Sheldon v Daybrook House Promotions Ltd [2013] EWPCC 26
Various Claimants v News Group Newspapers and Mulcaire [2012]
The Saturdays v Maximum Artist Management (settled) [2012]
ITV Broadcasting and others v TVCatchup Limited [2011] EWHC 2977 (Pat); [2012] E.C.D.R. 5; [2012] F.S.R. 10
Football Association Premier League Ltd v QC Leisure [2008] FSR 32 and CJEU Case 403/08
Licensing/Computer Contract Disputes/Databases
Evans v Joseph Joseph Ltd Chancery Division [2022] EWHC 192 (Ch)
118 Data Resource Ltd v IDS Data Services Ltd [2014] EWHC 3629 (Ch)
GSMA v Europa Technologies Ltd [2013] EWHC 3451 (TCC)
Softlanding Systems Inc. v. KDP Software Ltd [2010] EWHC 326 (TCC) and [2010] EWCA Civ 1172
Confidential Information
GHS Global Hospitality Ltd v Beale [2022] EWHC 1403 (Ch)
Kerry Ingredients (UK) Ltd v. Bakkavor Group Ltd and Ors. [2016] EWHC 2448 (Ch)
Intellectual Property Bar Association
Chancery Bar Association
Qualifications
M.Sci. MA (Cantab)
Regulations
Tom is a self-employed, independent barrister whose practice is governed by the Code of Conduct of the Bar of England and Wales. He is registered with the Bar Standards Board of England and Wales (Bar Ref: 50493)
He has professional indemnity insurance provided by the Bar Mutual Indemnity Fund (BMIF Ref: 2190/054). Please refer to the BMIF website for full details of the world-wide cover provided, and the BMIF’s contact details.
Tom specialises in all areas of intellectual property and in media and entertainment law. He has been instructed in numerous cases involving patents, trade marks, passing off, copyright, registered and unregistered designs, IT and computer contract disputes, cases about confidential information, cases about database rights, disputes between performers and their agents, managers or labels, defamation cases, and company names tribunal cases. He has appeared as the sole advocate (and led) in each of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, Intellectual Property Enterprise Court, and in the UKIPO, and previously appeared in the Court of Justice of the European Union and the General Court.
Tom enjoys rugby and skiing.
